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Makaki is the first global network bringing serious growth capital from individual investors to trusted small and medium enterprises.TRANSCRIPT
Makaki is the first global network bringing serious growth capital from individual investors
to trusted SME’s.
Why?
• Crowdfunders don’t expect serious returns on investment• Corporate investors have equity gap of on average 250.000€• Serious individual investors get lowest interest rates in bank in 315 years• SME’s don’t get funded for growth capital by banks in period of crisis
Crowdfunding Corporate investors
Serious individual investors
SME’s
How?Great usabilityCutting edge technology, building on existing business networksTrusted investment model, based on peersHigh interest received for investors, low interest paid for SME’sGlobal focusWin-win businessmodel
We call it Connected Funding
INVESTOR USA
SME UKRAINE
SME Market Sizing
SME Market in Netherlands (EUR 99.6 billion)
SME not deriving loans from banks = 55%
(EUR 54.78 billion)
Target Market: SME not deriving funding from other
sources = 11%(EUR 6 billion)
Criteria:• SMEs with turnover < 50 million• Employee strength < 150• Includes both start-ups & SMEs• Figures in bracket correspond to amount required in financing
Target Market Size EUR 6 Billion per annum
Crowdfunding is booming* 1.6 bil dollars was generated by crowd funding platforms in 2009* 6.2 bil dollars is forecast to be generated by crowd funding sites in 2013 (Ref Gartner Research)* 16 percent of all crowd funding sites worldwide have a business orientation* 32 is the number of crowd funding sites in the UK as at the end of 2011* 45 percent of all projects listed on crowd funding sites achieve their funding target (on average)*138 is the number of crowd funding sites in the USA as at the end of 2011
Source Ipledg.com
Business-model
• Makaki takes a cut of 3% in returned interest• Makaki takes a transaction fee of 5% on
investments
Competition
• Business crowdfunding platforms like Seedr, Kickstarter, Symbid etc.
• Banks• Business-networks like LinkedIN, Plaxo
The Team
• E-commerce specialist
• Community and gamification expert
• Financial specialist
• Experienced Transaction Banker